In September 2024, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) held their annual Next Generation program. A cohort of 14 students from 8 universities travelled to Indianapolis for committee meetings, trainings, and networking with NASDA members, state staff, and industry professionals.
High-achieving students with an interest in food animal veterinary sciences will now have an expedited pathway for admission at the College of Veterinary Medicine (Vet Med) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champ
This September, a cooking channel came to life at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as ADM
Since 1978, the Jonathan Baldwin Turner (JBT) Scholar program has recognized a group of talented students each year from the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
Wendy Dorman is determined to map a brighter future for grassland birds. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign doctoral student will use a $150,000 investment from NASA to develop robust maps of grassland habitat across the Midwest and beyond.
Microbes might be invisible, but their teeming masses influence everything from agriculture to the environment to the food we eat. That’s why experience working with microbes has become a must for countless industries.
During her summer break, Delaina Sigman was handed a protractor, a pencil, a sheet of paper, and a compass. Then she was told to navigate her way through the wilderness. This was just the beginning of Cadet Summer Training, an experience Sigman participated in as a student in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s ROTC program.
This past June, Native American high school sophomores and juniors participated in The Indigenous Pathways program, a summer program that lets students explore campus life and all of the opportunities the university has to offer. The program was started two years ago by Jacki Thompson Rand, a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and former Associate Vice Chancellor of Native Affairs, with the intention of it becoming an annual event.